11 Apr 1959
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 11, 1959
Page
1
The report outlines Australia’s SEATO aid plans, noting a possible £3 million commitment not yet taken up and a framework for cooperation with Asian nations on aid and equipment. It records US Australia alignment on needs for skilled personnel, dockyard projects, and broader regional development.
Japanese Crown Prince Hironari and Michiko unite in a Shinto wedding marking a historic shift as a commoner becomes empress. The ceremony, watched by millions, included rice wine vows and a guarded procession through Tokyo to the Palace. Police fenced routes as the city glowed with color and pageantry.
Sir William Dickson and key UK defence figures travel aboard Comet I arriving at Canberra at 12 55 pm Sunday to brief SEATO delegates. They depart Canberra Wednesday with the early jet liner noted for airworthiness.
A hazardous device retrieved from a sunken ship in Lingayen Bay exploded near Dagupan in Pangasinan Province Central Luzon. Many victims were spectators, including numerous children ages three to twelve. Only 12 victims were clearly identifiable, with few other details available.
Cairo sources deny a winter report claiming General Naguib, ousted in 1954 and living under guard in a Cairo palace, is dead. The denial attributes the message to a slander campaign by the Iraqi regime.
Officials debate whether television licences should be issued only to locally owned stations and if satellite transmissions should be allowed. The inquiry considers the scope of national TV services and how to grant licences for regional outlets.
The proposal notes television access would initially cover major centers of regulation in New South and Victoria and to Canberra, with extensions to areas outside capital cities. It outlines regulation, scope, and phased rollout considerations for extending broadcasting reach.
In a Pravda interview Khrushchev rejects claims Moscow seeks to seize Berlin or threaten peace. He accuses Eisenhower of provoking tension with the Gettysburg speech, calls for patience, and argues existing proposals reflect brinkmanship by opponents.
In Heathcote, 21 miles south of Sydney, two children burned to death when their tent play home caught fire. Their mother tried to rescue them and was injured, and the older brother Colin, six, ran to get the mother. Police investigate the deadly blaze as a tent collapse trapped the family.
In New South Wales and South Australia, several people including a Mount Gambier resident and a Millicent man suffered eye damage from viewing the solar eclipse with the naked eye. Hospital doctors report permanent eye injuries in some cases.
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